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JOHN .1. HilGGARP
Barrister,' Solictor,
Notary . Public, Etc.
Beattie Block - - Seaforni, Opt,
HAYS & MEER
Succeeding R. S. Hays
Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyancers
and Notaries Public. Solicitors for
the Dominion Bank. Offecre in rear of
the Doiiiinion Bank, Seaforth. Money
to loan.
BEST & BEST
e River's
by JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
'"And I was going to send for , 'She inclined° her head, so that it
you," he eaad, as 'baler/ came to the rested lightly" and affectionately a-
nneal of the valley,- hilly plans were gainst his arm,. You must. have
made, and S was going to send for 'thought a great deal of him, Derry."
you, when this camas.» "Yes
Ile stopped, and in a few tense, . 'He freed her hand and his fists
breathless moinients Mary Josephine 'clenched convulsively. She could feel
read the ninth and last letter he had the cording of the muscles in his
'batch: teem the 'Englishman's chest. arm, 'his face was white, and in his
It was from her uncle. In a dozen eyes was a fixed stare that startled
linea it stated that •she, IM!ary Jos- her. He fumbled irks a pocket and
whine, was dead, and it reiterated drew out a key.
the threat against Derwent Gonads- '"T promised„ when he died, that I
Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyan- ton should he ever dare to return to would go in and take a last look for
cern and Notaries Public, Etc. Office England. him," he said. "He 'deed this place.
in the Edge Building, opposite The A choking ery came to, her lips. Do you want to go with mie?"
Expositor Office. "And that -that was it? ' She drew a deep 'breath. "Yes."
"Yes, that -and tke hurt in my The key opened the door that en -
head," het said, remlelmlbering the part tered on the veranda. As it swung
he must play. "They camel at'about back, grating on its rusty hinges,
the same time, and the two of them they found themselves facing the
must have put the grain of sand" in chill of a cold and lifeless. air. Keith
Amy brain." stepped inside. A. glance•told him.
IIt wee hard to lie now, looking that nothing was changed -every -
straight into her face that had gone 'thing was there in that room with
suddenly white, and with her won- the big fireplace, even as he had left
,dlerful 'elves burning deep into his it 'the night he set out -to force jus -
soul. Tice from Judge Kurkstone. One
!She did• not seem, for an instant, • thing startled him'. On. the d'ust-
to hear his voice or sense his words•. covered table was a.bowl and a spoon.
"I understand now," she was saying, He remembered vividly how he had
the letter crumpling in her fingers. eaten his 'supper that night oaf bread
"I was��tsick for alvnost a year, Derry. and milk. It was the littleness of
They 'thought I was going to die. He the thing, the simplicity of it, that
must have written it thee., and they shocked him. The 'bowl and spoon
destroyed m1y letters to you; and were still there after four years. He
when ..I was better they told me you did not reflect that they .were as im-
A. R. CAMPBELL, V.S. were dead, and then I didn't write .pe'r'ishable as all the other things
any mare. And I wanted to die. And:donut; ;the ' m'iracle. was.. that "they
then, altmest a year ago, Colonel Rep- were there on the table, as •though
pirrgton came to me, and his dear he had used them, only yesterday. The
old voice was to excited that it 'most trivial•'thin.gs•in the room struck'
trembled, and he, told me that he be- him deepest, and he found. himself,
lieved you were alive. A friend • of fighting hard, for a moment, to keep
his has just returned from British his nerve.
'Colum'bia, and this friend told -him "He told me about the 'howl and
that three years 'before, . while on a the spoon, John Keith did," he said,
grizzly shooting trip, he had met a nodding toward them. "He told me
man named 'Conniston, an English- just what I'd find here, even to
man. We°wrote a. hundred letters up that. You see, he loved the. place
there and found the man, Jack Otto, greatly and everything 'that was in
who was in the mountains .with you, it. iIt was impossible for him to
and them I knew you were alive. But forget even the bowl and the spoon
we couldn't find you after that, and anti where he' had left them."
It was easier after 'that. The old
home /was whispering 'back its mem-
ories to him, and he told' them to
Mary Josephine as they west slow-
ly from, room to room, until Jehn
Keith was living there 'before her
again, the John Keith whom Der-
went Conniston had run to his death.
It was this thing that gripped her,
and at .last what wee in her mind„
found voiee.
"It wasn't you who made him die,
was it, Derry? It wasn't you?"
"No. It was the law.. He died, as
I told you, of a frosted lung. ..At
the last I 'would have shared nay life
with him h,ad it been possilble. Mc-
Dowell must never know that. You
Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, must never speak of John Keith he-
' University of Western Ontario. Lon -fore him." '
don. Member of College of Physic- "1-I understand, Derry."
ians and Surgeons of Ontario. Office "Arid he must not• know that we
in Aberhart's Drug Store, ;Main St., came here. • To him John Keith was
peaforth. Phone 90. a murderer whom it was his duty to
hang."
She was looking at him strange-
ly." Never had he seen her' look at
hienin that way.
"Derry," she whispered.
"Yes ?"
"`Derry, is John Keith ' alive?"
He started. The shock of the ques-
tion was in his face. He caught him-
s'eaf, but it was too late.. And in an
instant her hand was at his mouth,
and' she 'was whispering eagerly, al-,
most fiercely:
"No. no, no' -don't answer me. Der-,
ry! Don't answer me! I know, and
I understand, and I'm glad, glad,
glad! He's alive,. and it was you
who let hint live, the big, glorious
brother I'mproud of! Andevery-
one else thinks he's dead. 'But don't
answer me, Derry, don't answer me!"
She was trewlbling against him.
His arms closed about her, and he
held her nearer to his heart, and
longer, than he had ever held her
before. He kissed her hair many
times; and her lips once, and up a-
bout his neck her arms twined soft-
ly, and a great brightness was in
her eyes.
"I understand" she whispered a-
gain. "I understand." ' •
"And I -I must answer you," he
said.
"I meet answer you, because I love
you, and because you must know -
Yes, John Keith is alive!" •
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JOHN GRIEVE, V.S.
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animals treated. Galls •promptly at-
tended to and charges moderate. Vet-
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and residence on Goderich Street, one
door east of Dr. Mackay's office, Sea -
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MEDICAL
DR. E. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of
Toronto.
Late assistant New York Opthal-
mei' and Aural Institute, 'Moorefield's
Eye and Golden Square, Throat Hos-
g itad�s, London, . Eng. At Commercial
(Hotel, Seaforth, third Monday in
each month, from 11 a.m,. to 3 p.m.
bg Waterloo Street, South, Stratford.
DR. W. C. SPROAT
came----"so came ----"He would have wagered that ,she
was going to cry, but she fought the
tears back, smiling.
"And -and I've found you!" she
finished triumphantly.
,She snuggled close to him and he
slipped an arm about her waist and
they walked an. She told him about
arrival rrival in Halifax, how Colonel
Retppin'gton had' given her letters to
;people eople in Montreal and. Winni-
peg, and how it happenedone day
that she found his namein one of
Mounted ounted 'Police blue 'bool.s...and
after that came on as fast as she
could to surprise him at Prince Al-
bert. . When she came to that point,
Keith pointed once mare into the
west and said:
"And there is'orvr new world. Let
us forget the old. Shall we, Mary
Josephine?"
"Yes," she whispered,' and her hand
sought . his again and crept into it,
warm and confident.
DR. F. J. BURROWS
Office and residence Goderich Street,
east of the United Church, Sea -
forth. . Phone 46. Coroner for the
County of 'Huron.
Dr. C. MACKAY
C. {Mackay, honor graduate of Trin-
ity University, and gold :medalist of
Trinity Medical College; member of
the College of Physicians and Sur-
geons of Ontario.
DR. H. HUGH ROSS
Graduate of University of Toronto
Faculty of Medicine, member of Col-
lege of Physicians and Surgeons of
Ontario; pass graduate courses in
Chicago Clinical School of Chicago;
Royal Ophthalmie Hospital, London,
England; University Hospital, Lon-
don, England. Office -Back of Do-
minion Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5.
Night calls answered from residence,
Victoria Street, Seaforth.
DR. S. R- COLLYER
Graduate Faculty of Medicine, Uni-
versity of Western Ontario. Member
College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Ontario. Post graduate work at
New York City Hospital and Victoria
Hospital, London. Phone: Hensel',
$6. Office, King Street, •Hensali. . .
DR. .1. A. MUNN
Graduate of Northwestern Univers-
5tt, Chicago, ill. 'Licentiate Royal
College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto.
Office over Sills' Hardware, Main St.,
Beaforth. 'Phone 151.
• DR. F. J. BECHELY
Graduate Royal iCollege of Dental
Burgeons, Toronto. Office over W. R.
Smith's Grocery, Main Street, Sea -
forth. Phone: Office, 186 W; resi-
dence, 196J.
AUCTIONEERS -
KV
They went on through the golden
morning, the earth damp under their
feet, -the air' filled with its sweet in-
cense, on past scattered clumps of
balsam's and cedars .until they came
to the river and looked down on. its
yellow sand -'bars glistening in the
sun. The town was hidden. They
heard no' sound from it. • And look-
ing up the great Saskatchewan, the
r'iv'er of mystery, of romance, of
glamour, they saw before therm,
where the spruce walls seemed to
meat, the wide-open door .through
which they >nright pass into the, west-
ern land beyond. Keith pointed it
out. And he pointed out the'yellow
bars, the glistening shores of sand,
and told her how even as far •as this
a thousand miles by river - those
sands brought gold with their: from
the mountains, the gold whose trea-
sure -house no man had ever found,
and which must be hidden up there
somewhere near the river's end. His,
drean', like Duggan's, had been to
find it. .Now they would search for
it together.
'Slowly he was picking his way so
that at last they came'to the bit of
cleared timber in which was his old
he1nie. !His heart choked him as they
drew near. There was an uncom-
fortable tightness in hie breath. The
timber was no longer "clear." in four
years' younger generations of life
had sprung up among the trees, and
the place was jungle -ridden. They
were within a few yards of the house
before Mary Josephine saw it, and
'then she 'stopped suddenly with a lit-
tle gasp. For this that she faced
was not dieaertien, was aniot mere,
neglect. I,t was tragedy. She saw
in an instant that there was no life
in this place and yet it stood as if
tenanbe'd. It was. a log chateau with
a great, red chimney rising at one
end. Curtains and shades still hung
at the windows. There were three
chairs on the 'broad veranda that
looked riverward. But two of the
windows were broken, and the chairs
were falling into ruin. There was
ni life. They were facing only the
ghosts of life.
A swift glance. into Keith's face
told her this was so. 'H13' lips were
set tight. There was a strange look
in his face. Hand in hand they had
come up, and her fingers pressed his
tighter now.
"What is it?" she asked,
"It is John Keith's home as he
left it four years ago," he replied.
The suspicious break in his voice
drew her eyes from the chateau to
his own again. She could see him
fighting. There was a Witching in
his throat. His hand was gripping
'hers until it hurt.
"John 1t'eith'?"'s'he whispered soft-
ly.
"Yes, John Keith.'"'
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XVI
•
Keith was 'alive, This meet innpioet-
.anali of all truthp lie''had, confided to
her, and the confession had roused in
hem a coinraadeship that had pro-
elained itself ready to ,ought for -1ihri
or run away wiith him. Net for an
instant had she regretted the action
he had taken lin giving Keith his
freedom. He was Peculiarly happy
because of that. She was glad John
Keith was alive.
And now that she knew the story
of the old ,'home down in the clump
of timber and of the men who had
lived there, she was anxious to meet
Miriam Kimketone, daughter of . the
pian he had kille- Keith had prom-
ised her they would go up that after-
noon. Within himself he knew that
'he was not sure of keeping the
'promise. There was much to do in
!the next few hours, and much might
happen. In,fact there was but little
speculation about it. This was the
.big day. ' Just what it held for him
he' could not be sure until be saw
Shan# Tung. Any instant might see
him put to the final test.
Cruze was pacing slowly, up and
,down the hall when Keith entered the
building -in which /McDowell had his
offices. The young secretary's face
hole a perplex41d and rather anxious
expression. His hands, were buried
deep in his trousers pockets, and he
was puffing 'a cigarette. At Keith's
appearance he (brightened up 'a bit.
"Don't know what to make of the
governor. this morning, by Jove I
don't!" he explained,'nodding toward
:the closed 'doors. `aI've got instruc-
ticris to let no one near him, except
you. You may go in."
'"'Vhat seems to be the matter?"
Keith felt out cautiously.
Cruze shrugged has tlain shoulders,
flipped the ash from his cigarette,
and with a grimace said, . "Shan
Tung. .
"Shan Tung?" Keith spoke the
frame in a sibilant' whisper. Every
nerve in hint had jumped and for an
irstant he thought he had betrayed
himself. Shan Tung had been there
early. And now McDowell was wait-
ing for him and had given instruc-
tions that no other be adlmitted. If
the Chinaman had exposed him, why
I•atdn't McDowell sent officers up to
the Shack? That was the first ques-
tion that jumped into his head. The
answer came as quickly•-aleOo'well
had not sent officers because, hating
Shen Tung, he had not believed his
story. 'But. he was 'Waiting there to
investigate. A chill crept over Keith.
•• Cruets was looking at him intrnt-
ly, "Triere's something to -this Shan
Tung bubiness;" he said, "It'$ even
geeing on the old man's nerves. And
be's very anxious to see you, Mr.
Conniston. five called you up half
a dozen times .in the last. hour."
He flipped away' his cigarette, turn-
ed alertly, and moved toward thcr in-
pecct•dr's door. Keitrh wanted to call
lin: back, to leap upon him, if nec•
•essary; 'and drag him. away from
that deadly door. But he neither
moved nor spoke until it was too
late. The door opened, he heat ti
Cruze announce his 'presence, and it
'seemed to hint/ the words were scarce-
ly out of the 'secretary's mouth when
McDowell himself stood in the door.
``Come in, 'C iniston," he said
,quietly. "Come in."
It was not :McDowell's voice. It
was restrained, terrible. It was the
voice of a man speaking softly to
cover a terrific fire raging within.
.Keith felt himself, doomed. Even as
he entered, hits mind was owiftly
gathering itself. for the last play,. the
•play he had set for himself if the
crisis came. Hle would cover 'Mc-
Dowell, bind and gag hirn even as
Cruze' sauntered in the hall, .escape
through a window, and with Mary
Josephine bury himself in the forests
before pursuit could overtake them.
Therefore his amazementwas un-
bounded When .McDowell, closing the
door, Seized his hand in a grip that
made hint 'wince and shook it with
unfeigned gladness and relief.
"I -m not condemning you, of
course," he said. 'It was rather
beastly of me to annoy your sister•
before you were up this morning
She flatly refused to rouse you, and
by George the way she said it made
me turn the !business of getting into
touch with your over to Cruze. Si
down, Conniston. I'm going to ex-
plode a mine under you."
He flung himself into his swi'v'el
chair anti twisted one of •his .fierce
mustaches, while his eyes blazed at
Keith. Keith waited. He saw thr_
other was like an animal ready to
spring and anxious to spring, the
one evident structure on his desire
being that there w•a: nothing to
spring at unless it teas himself.
"What happened List night?" he
asked.
Keith's iii nd was already working
swiftly. 'MeDowell's question gave
him the opportunity of making the
first play against slum Tung,
"Enough to cont ince me that I
am going to see thou Tung te-day,"
he said. .
He noticed the slew clenching and
about the arms of his chair.
"Then -I was rireht?"
"I have every ren -on to believe yo 1
were -up to' a ceratin point..I shall
know positively w i,cn I have .talked
with Shah Tung."
He smiled gr:aitly. MeDowell's
eyes were no hal 'i. r than his own.
The iron man drew a deep breath
and relaxed a hit in his chair. •
"If anything should happen," he
said, looking astee from Keith, as
though the speech wen's merely cas-
ual, "if he attacks you-+•-"
'"It 'might he niicossaey to kill him
in .self-defense," finished Keith.
McDowell made no sign to chow
that he had heard, yet Keith thrilled
with the conviction that he had
struck home. He went on telling
!briefly what had happened at Miriam
Kairksbone's, house the preeeding
night. •MeDowell's face was purple
An hour later, alone and heading
for the inspec'tor's" office, Keith felt
in battle trim,. His head was fairly
singinggwith the success of the morn-
ing., ,Since the opining -of Connis-
ton's chest m'any.ihinge had happen-
ed, and he was no longer facrrig a
blank wall of mystery. 1 -lis chief
cause of exhilaration was Mary Jose-
phine. She wanted to go away with
him. She wanted to go with him
anywhere, everywhere, as long as
they were together. When she had
learned that his terns of enlistment
was xlbout to expire and that if he
remained in the Service he would he
away from her a great deal. she had
pleaded with him, -not to re-enlist.
She did not question him when he
told her that it might be necessary
to go away very suddenly, without
letting another soul know of their
movements, not even Wallie. Intui-
ti,rely she guessed that the reason
had something to do with John
Keith, for he had let the fear grow
in her that ]McDowell might discover
he had been a traitor to the Service,
in which event the Law itself would
take him away from her fon a con-
siderable number of years. And
with that fear she was more than
ever eager for the adventure, and
plan.necl with him for its corm:mina-
tion.
'Another thing cheered Keith. He
was no -longer the absolute liar of
yesterday. for by a for -lunate chance
he had been able to tell her that John
q ..,.'•£ but visit
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t � ; he
e choking Tia*J&s wrath. tl.
,�. fir*
he *MI .end ' thus• naon^n4&
of .them lto igen* ilt,,, of
'tai m, de.yc uRders'kre' l4i she hed,
looltiirug Me straight in +b1 AO.
he lied, and for the nest( !Ohne rn file
life he laughed at me, curse MO 1!
lie didn't! t•I1 was like the gurgle of
oil, I didn't • know a hu'mlan co .
laugh that way. And on top of that
•he told me Something that I won't
belie/vie, so help ane God, I won't!"
, Iiae, jumped to his feet and began
pacing back and 'forth, his hands
clenched behind him. Suddenly lie
whirled on Keith.
"`Why in heaven's name didn't you
bring Keith back- with you or; i not
Keith, at least a written, confession,.
•si•ened by -hike?" he de*mandecl,
This was a blew from ;behind for
Keith. "What--ewhat has Keith got
to do with this'?"' he stundeleu.
"More than I dame tell you, Connis-
Iton. • But why didn't you bring back
a signed confession from -him? A dy-
ing man is 'usually willing to make
that."
'"If he is guilty, yes,""h agreed
Keith. "But this man was a differ-
ent sort. If he killed Judge Kirk -
stone, he heti no regret. He 'did not
consider himself a cr-imiinal. He felt
that he had dealt out justice in his
own way, and therefore, even 'when
.he was dying, he would not sign any-
thing or state anything definitely."
McDowell subsided into his chair.
"And. the cure of it is I haven't a
thing on 'Shan Tung," he gritted.
"Not a thing. Miriam Kirkstone is
her own mistress', and in the eyes of
the law he is as innocent of crime as
I ami If she is voluntarily giving
/herself as a victim to this devil, it
is her oiyn -business legally, • you
understand. Morally-"
(Ile•, stopped, his savagely gleaming
eyes boring ,Keith to the marnow.
"Hie hates you as a snake hates
firewater. It is possible, if he thought
the oppor•tunrity had come to'1:iim--"
Again he paused, cryptic, waiting'
for the other he gather the thing he'
(had not spoken. 1Cedth, simulating
two of Con.niston's tricks at thesame
time, shrugged!, a shoulder and twist-
ed a mustache as he ease to his feet.
He .smiled coolly down at the iron
man.. For one he gave a passable
imitation of the Englishman.
'"And, he's going to have ettl op •
portunity to -day" he said under-
stand'ing1,y'. "I think old chap, I'd
better be going. I'ni rather anxious
to see Shan Tung before dinner."
'McDowell followed him) to the
deer. His face had undergone a
change. There was a tense expect-
ancy, almost an, eagerness there.
Again he gripped Keith's hand, and
bef re the ,door opened he said:
"If trouble cavies between you let
it be in.• the open, •'Conn'iston�•-in the
open and not on Shan Tupg's. prem-
ised "
'Kurth went out, his pulse quicken-
ing 'to the significance of the 'iron
rn an''s words, and wondering what
the "mine" was that McDowell had
,promised to explode, but which he
had not.
XVII
Keith lost no time in heading for
Shan' Tung's..-He was like a man
playing chess, and the m'oiv'es were
•becoming so swift and so intricate
that his., mind had no rest. Each
hour 'brought forth its fresh neces-
sities and its new alternatives. It
was McDowell .who had given him
his last cue, perhaps the -surest and
safest method of all for winning his,
game. The iron man, that disciple
of the Law who was merciless in 1iis
demand of an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth, had, let him under-
stand that the world would be better
off without Shan Tung. This 'man,
who never in his life had found an
excuse for the killer, now maneuver-
ed subtly the suggestion for a kill,
ing.
Keith 'was both shocked and am-
azed. "If anything happens, let it
be' in the open and not on Shan
Tung's premises," he had warned'
him. That implied' in McDowell's
mind a cool acid calculating premedi •
teflon. the assumption that if Shan
Tung was killed it would 'be in self-
dc•.fens'e. And ' Keith's blood leaped
to the thrill of it. He had not only
found the depths of McDowell's per-
sonal interest in Miriam Kirkstone,
let a last wealion had been placed in
his hand. a weapon which he could
use this day if it became necessary.
Cornered, with no other hope of sav-
'ng himself., he could as a last resort
kill Shan Tung --and McDowell would
stand behind him!
Ile went directly to Shan Tung's
^Life and sauntered in. There were.
large chancres in it since four years
a>.;o. The moment he passed through
its screener' vestibule, he felt its or-
iental .exclusiveneiis, .the sleek and
mysterious 'quietness of it. One
night have found such a place cat-
'rirg to the elite.of a big city, • It
sprees sumptuously of a large expen-
diture of money. yet there was noth-)
i*'.'r bizarre or irritating to the sens-
r.a Its heavily carved tables, were
almost oppressive in their solidi
linen and silver,' like Shan Tung
himself, were immaculate. Magni:fi
r•t'ntly embroidered screens were so
cleverly arranged that one saw no'
nil of the pine, at mice" hut caught l
isles of it. The few voices that'
Keith heard in this pre -lunch hoer
:were suhdued, and the speakers were
c•encealed by sere ns. TWO Orientals'
n, im'niaculate as the silver and lin-
en, were moving about with the sil-
ence of velvet -madded lynxes. .\ third
far in the rear, stood nrotionl,^ss as
ode of the carves tables, smoking a
Cigarette an't w'ntchful as a forret,
This .was 1.i King, Shan 'lung's
right-hand man.
Pr '• .0.0 he
pot t s vier
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gone wthe n
':['ewg's a 'ray �f3"t4'Qra t.
felt lilse rtaa gg the ye4lgrvlf-B
hypo:n-1U, by the throat aid
samethil1g out of bup.
ed that 14 iing wan s'bud' ing -and:
watching hurry and that he iveuld re:
poet to Shan Tung every eieereeeieze
that had. Reseed' over_ 'his' faee. So
he looked at his evarinh, beught a.
cigar at the glass case near' . the cash;
register, and -departed with a cheer-
ful nod, saying that, he would call
again.
Ten minutes later he determined on
a bold stroke. There was no time for
iudec:sicn or coanipromase. He must
find Shan Tung and find him quickly.
Ar•d he believed that Miriam Kirk -
stone oeuid, give him a pretty good
tip as to ,his whereabouts. He steeled
himself te the demand he was about
to make as he strode up to the house
on the hill ride was disappointed' a-
gain. Miss e •Kirkstone was not, at
kerne. If she was, she did no;, an-
swer to this 'knocking and bell ring-
ir. k•.
He went to the depot. No one he
q"estioned had seen Shan Tung at
the westbound train, the only train
that bad g.ohe out that morning, and
the agent emphatically disclai::.red
Selling him a ticket. Therefore he
had not gone far. Suspicion leaped
r.ad in Keith's brain- 'His imagina-
tion pictured' Shan Tung at that
moment with 'Miriam Kirkstone,' and
et the thought his disgust went out
aigainst therm both. In this numror
:ra returned to :iMeDowell's office. He
stood before his chief, leaning. toward
him over 'the desk tatble,...,•This time
he was the inquisitor.
"Plainly speaking,. this liaison is
their business," he declared. ' "Be-
cause he is' y;eilow and shedied white
.doesn't make: it ours: I've just had
a hunch. And I believe in following
hunches, especially when one 'hits
you good and hard; and this one has
given Ane a jolt .that '(means sonne-
thieg. Where is that big fat brother
of hers ?f''
''-McDowell hesitated. "It isn't a
liaieen," he tnrnporized. "It's one,
sided -a cringe against-"
e« -.here is that big fat (brother?"
With each' word Keith emphasized
his demand with a thud of his fist
on the table. "Where is he?"
'McDowell was deeply perturbed.
Keith, could see it and waited.
After a moment of silence the iron
man rose front the swivel chair,
Walked to the window, gazed out'for
another moment, and walked back
again, twisting one of his big gray.
mustaches in a way that ' betrayed
the stress of his emotion;. "Coir-
founrd it, Connfston, you've got a
mind for seeking out the trivialities
and little things are ,sometimes the
most embarrassing."
"And sometimes most imiportant,"
added Keith "Fos instance, it strikes
me as mighty important that we
should know where Peter Kirkstone
is and why he is not here fighting
for his sister's salvation. -Where is
he?"
"I don't know. Re "disappeared
front town a 'm'onth ago. Miriam
says • he is somewhere in British
Columbia looking over some old min-
ing properties. She doesn't know
just where."
."And you 'believe her?"
The ey cs• of. the two men nne•t,
iThere was no longer excuse for
equivocation.. Both understood.
'McDowell smiled in recognition of
the fact. -"Noe I think, Coneiston,
that she is the most wonderful- little
liar that lives. And the beautiful
part of it is, she is lying for a pur-
pose. Imagine Peter Kirkstone, who
isn't worth the powder to blow him
to Hades, interested in old /nines or
anything else that promises indus-
try or production! And the most in-
conceivable thing about the whole
mess is, that Miriam worships that
fat and worthless pig of a brother.
I've tried to find him in British
Columbia. Failed, of course. An-
other proof that this affair hetw• e
Mie•-iam anti. Shan Tung isn't a volun-
tary liaison on her part. She's dy-
'ing. She's walkihg on a pavement
of lies. If she told the truth-"
"Thrre are some truths which one
cannot tell about oneself," inter-
rupted Keith. "They rnvust be discov-
ered or buried. And I'M going deep-
er into this prospecting "and under-
taking business this afternoon. I've
got another hunch. I think I'll have
something interesting to report be-
fore night."
(Continued next week.)
Keith ap•prnacer'l him. When he
was nc-ar P1101.1Kh. i,i King' gave the
slightest inclination to his hen 1, and
took the cigarette from his mouth.
Without movement or speech he reg-
is•tered the question, "What do your
want?"
Keith knew this to be a bit of ori-
ental guile. in his mind there was
no doubt that Li King had been fully
instructed by his master and that 'he
had been exporting him, even watch-
ing for him.. Convinced of this, he
More Names than `'arleties
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Y,°
'bually hundreds of variety rlaap
were used for a single IOW of gJa e
:dien vegetable, aand the number o fsa}
called varieties • of oats was •bewilder
Mgt' The list continued to" grow lentil
a clause was inserted! into, The, Steeds..
Act which controls the sale of agi'
cultural seeds ',"in 'Canada, , requirisxg •
that after (March 31, 1928,' seed with.
variety namtes should be tented .ra,zud •
licensed .before being offered for sal@. •
The clause is still in effect, the Seed
Act itself including every 'single 'per-
son who offers seed for sale., •
The Racket of Robber' Bees.
'Although honey stealing by bees
is likely to be most troublesome in
late summer, the beekeeper has to
'keep in mind that robber bees may
•'start their -racket at. any time, In
warm weather •,wheat there is little or
'rib honey to be got f timet the flowers
the bees will ,easily yield to anty
tennptatidn to obtain it anyhow. Af-
ter more or less fighting they will
overpower any very weak colonies,
and carry the honey to their o'n
chives. Old robber bees have a shiny
appearance, the , hair having become
worn off with entering -so many dif-
ferent hives. Na colony should be
allowed to grow weak, says the Do-
minion Apiarist,. and no honey or
syrup should be exposed in the
apiary.
Mixed Farming in Quebec
Forage and coarse grain cr•,ops.eoni
prise 90 per cent. of the total field
c}•op area in the province of Quebec,
potatoes and buckwheat having the
largest acreages almiong the strictly
cash crops. The province is adapted
essentially for mixed farming, with
large regions specializing in dairy-
ing.
LONDON AND WINGHAM
South,
P.M.
Winghani 1.55
Belgrave 2.11 `
Blyth 2.23
Londes'horo ' 2.30
Clinton '. • 303
Brucefield 3.27'
Kippen 3.35
Hensall 3.41
Exeter' 3.65
North.
A.M.
Exeter. ,10.42 ,
Hetisail s.. 10155
Kippen 11.01
Brucefield 11.09
Clinton 11.64
Londesboro 12.10
Blyth.12.19
Belgrave 12.30
Wingham 12:60
C. N. R.
East.
A.M. P.M.
Goderich 6.45 2.30.
Clinton 7.08 r 3.00
Seaforth 7.22 3.18
Dublin 7.33 3.31
Mitchell 7.42 3.43
'Du bli n
Seaforth
Clinton
Goderich
West.
11.19
11.34
11.50
12.10
C. P. R. TIME TABLE
East.
Goderich
M ons ct
McCaw
Auburn
Blyth •
\',' ti ton
1!cN•aught
Toronto
I We .t. '
Attention of intending seed grow -1 A.M. '
ors is once mere called to the pro- Toronto 7.46
visions of the Seed Act of the Do- , McNaught ..." 11.45
minion. Up to the year 1923 the i Walton • e .. .12.01 •
xrember of variety names under which Myth 12.12
seed of tho various field crops and i Auburn 12.23
garden vegetablestewas•,being sold in i McGaw 12.34
Canada had increased to approxi- 1 Menset 12.41
mately 12,00(]. In some case, ac- i Goderich 12.46
9.32
9.4i
9.59
10.25
A.M.
5.50.
5.55
6.04
6.11
6.25
6.40
6.52
10.25
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